Stabbing left man 'permanently injured', Cork court hears

The accused, who claimed the complainant gave him a bash on the head with an iron bar, was acquitted.

Mr Balzenas told the court the caller made a reference to “the devils” which the witness explained that in his culture were the lowest cast of people.

A Lithuanian man living in Berehaven described being left with permanent nerve damage in his leg after an alleged stabbing but the man put on trial for this assault was found not guilty in the unanimous verdict of a jury.

Marius Rucinskas, 43, with an address at an apartment at The Courtyard, Castletownbere, County Cork, pleaded not guilty to charges of assault causing serious harm to Kestutis Balzenas, 51, at Came Point, Berehaven, County Cork, on November 4, 2018, and production of a knife during the incident.